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   congruent

   /ˈkɒŋɡrʊənt/

   adjective

   • 1. in agreement or harmony: "the rules may not be congruent with the requirements of the law"
   • 2. (of figures) identical in form; coinciding exactly when superimposed.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin congruent- ‘agreeing, meeting together’, from the verb congruere, from con- ‘together’ + ruere ‘fall or rush’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. congruently adverb

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